St Benedict Biscop Church Church Road Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9EZ
Approved on 10 May 2024
Council decision: Tree Works ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Wombourne Conservation Area. T1 and T2 Lawson Cypress - dismantle and remove. T3 Laurel cut back branches by up to 1.5m and reduce height by up to 1.2m
- Received
- 25 March 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Wombourne North
- ReceivedReceived25 Mar
- ValidatedValidated25 Mar
- Consult.Consultation3 Apr
- TargetTarget Date6 May
- DecidedDecided10 May
Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at St Benedict Biscop Church Church Road Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9EZ. South Staffordshire has handled 654 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than South Staffordshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Wombourne conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Wombourne North. We hold 500 applications in total for the WV5 postcode area.
94% of trees applications at South Staffordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- WV5 9EZ
- Application type
- Work to Trees - Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- WOMBOURNE
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 March 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 3 April 2024
- Consultation start
- 3 April 2024
- Consultation end
- 3 April 2024
- Last date for comments
- 3 April 2024
- Target decision date
- 6 May 2024
- Permission expires
- 10 May 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 5
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Wombourne Conservation Area Management Plan
- Listed building: Church Of St Benedict BiscopOn or next to this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20261 Oct
Wombourne Conservation Area: T5, Norway Maple - Reduce branches on building side only to achieve a 2 metre…
PendingApplication26/00877/TREE - 202314 Nov
Wombourne Conservation Area: All works as specified in Tree Inspection Report submitted with notification…
ApprovedWork to Trees - Conservation Area23/01006/TREE
Source: South Staffordshire
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